Pressing device



H. A. ELLIOTT. PRESSING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED DEC-5,1921.

Patented Aug. 8, 1922.

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H. A. ELLIOTT. PRESSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 5, 1921.

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y mm u INVENTOR WITNESSE6: ATTORNEY HOWARD A. ELLIOTT, OF ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Application filed December 5, 1921.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HOWARD A. ELLio'rT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Altoona, in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pressing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprehends the provision of a device designed for stretching and pressing trousers, and has for one of its chief characteristics, the provision of a construction susceptible of adjusting itself to any size trouser leg. it being understood that the device is designed to be inserted in the trouser leg to removeall wrinkles and to make the creases necessary to preserve a correct form of the garment.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of means for holding the stretcher members closely associated to tacilitate insertion of the device within the trouser leg, and also providing a construction which is susceptible of being tolded to produce a comparatively small article whi 11 can be conveniently carried in a suit case or the like.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the tollowing detailed description is read in connecti on with the accompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction, combination. and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this ap plication. like numerals of reference indi cate similar parts in the several views, and wherein Figure 1 is a view of the device in position for use, the trouser leg being illustrated by dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a view showing the manner in which the stretcher members are held closely associated to facilitate the insertion of the device in the trouser leg.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 44 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is an enlarged view of the device showing the same in its folded condition. the arm 25 being omitted from this view.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary section taken on line 6-6 of Figure 1.

The device forming the subject matter of the present invention comprises opposed stretcher members A and B respectively, and

Specifics-tion of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1922.

Serial No. 520,082.

each member is made up of two sectionsindicated at 10 and 11. These sections are joined together by hinges or the like 12 so that they may be "folded upon each other when not in use, or extended for use in the manner illustrated in Figure 1.

l/Vhen the sections 10 and 11 of said members are extended for use, they are held in this position fixed relatively by means of a clamp 13 which is ofsubstantially U-shaped formation in cross section and pivoted as at 14 upon the member 11. The outer edge of each of the members A and B is beveled as at 15 to accommodate itself to the crease in the trousers when the device is positioned within the trouser leg as shown in Figure 1.

The corresponding sections 10. and also the corresponding sections 11 are connected together by toggles, each of which include reversely disposed pairs of links 16 and '17 respectively, the adjacent extremities of the links 16 being pivotally connected to a plate 18, and the corresponding extremities of the links 17 being pivotally associated with -a similar plate 19. The outer extremities. of the links are pivotally spective sections as at 20. The plates 18 and 19 are'extended to provide tongues 21 which are connected by a spring 22, the latter tune tioning to spread the members A and B. Carried by the corresponding sections 1O .01 said members are handles 2t of any suitable construction which are arranged to be con= veniently gripped to move the members A and B toward each other, into positions which would make it easy to insert the device within the leg of the trouser. To assist in holding the members in this position, I employ an arm 25 which projects at a right angle from the section 11 of the member in the direction of the member B. the outer end of this arm being provided with means 26 cooperating with means 27 carried by the other section 11 to hold the said members in the manner above stated. The means 26 is preferably in the nature of a socket adapted to snap over a ball or head 27 carried by the section 11.

In practice, the members A and B are drawn together through the instrumentallty of the handles 24, and the lower ends of these members connected together by means of the arm 25. The device is then inserted into the leg of the trousers, after which the arm 25 is released, and also the handle 24, to allow the stretcher members A and B to be connected to their rcautomatically extended into active position. The beveled edges 15 H arranged in thecreases of thetrouser leg,

and the cloth subsequently dampened, and

then allowed to dry, which results in producing a very good crease and at the same time remove all the wrinkles from the garment. It is obvious that the construction is capable of self adjustment to accommodate itself to any size trouser leg. lVhen'thedevice is not in use, the clamp 13 is swung upon its pivot to theposition illustrated in Figure 5,. after which, the correspondingsections 10 of said member are folded over upon the sections 11. The sections will be moved together and held closely associated by means of the arm 25. Thus a compare.- tively small. article is produced which can can be conveniently arrangedwithin a suit case, travelling bag or the like.

VVhileit is believed that from the foregoing descriptionythenature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to have itunders'tood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown and described, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fallwithin the shops of what claimed. 1 t t lVhat I claim is:- y

1. A trouser stretcher comprising a pair ofopposed stretcher members, toggles con necting said members, each toggle including opposed pairs of links having their'corresponding outer extremities pivotally connected with said member, plates arranged between the adjacent extremities of said links and pivotally associated therewith, a tongue projecting from each plate, and a spring terminally connected with said tongues, whereby said stretcher members are of said members are susceptible of self adjustment within a trouser leg for the purpose specified.

2. A trouser stretcher comprising opposed members, means arranged between and connecting said member, whereby the latter are capable of self adjustment withinthe tron ser leg, each member including hiiiged sec-. tions adapted to be folded one upon the other when not in use, or extended in alinement for use, a clamp pivoted on one section or one of said members and designed to embrace the other section of said member to hold said parts in'position for use, handles carried by said members adjacent the upper ends thereof for drawing said members together against the influence of said members, and means for connecting the 7 lower ends of said members-together to facilitate the insertion of the device within thetrouse'rleg.

A trouser stretcher comprising a pair of stretcher members, yieldable means arranged between and connecting said members, whereby the latter are susceptible of self adjustment when positioned within a trouser leg, each member including hingedly connected sectionscapable of being folded one upon theother when noti'n use, means for holding said sections extended for use,

handles carried by the said members at the upper ends thereof which move said members toward each other against the influence of said yieldable means, an arm projecting from one of said'membcrs adjacent thelower end thereof, and cooperating means carried by said arm and the other of said members, whereby said arm holds said members fixed relatively in position to facilitate the insertion of the device in the trouser leg.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HOXVARD A. ELLIOTT, 

